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Bears beat Broncos in Unified Sports basketball game

Sabercats’ Jake Lee leaves legacy in two sports

By Andrew Luberda

San Tan Foothills senior Jake Lee will leave behind quite a legacy when he graduates in the next couple of weeks. He excelled in two different sports, football and wrestling, and was recognized by his coaches for his leadership, hard work, and perseverance.

Lee, a first-team, all-state offensive lineman earned dual scholarships – Presidential and football – to attend Mesa Community College in the fall. It’s quite an accomplishment considering football may not even be his best sport. In addition to his football accolades, Lee is a two-time state-champion

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Local schools offer Unified Sports program

By Andrew Luberda

Three local area high schools are providing athletes with disabilities an opportunity to participate in sports in the traditional high school sports format. Poston Butte, Florence, and Coolidge high schools have a Unified Sports program with teams for basketball and track.

The Unified Sports program integrates both students with disabilities and those without on the same team. The program is supported by Arizona Special Olympics and the Arizona Interscholastic Association. It differs from Special Olympics in that teams are created by school and not from around the entire state.

Poston Butte Unified Sports basketball coach Adam Leckie says the number

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Three more Poston Butte student-athletes Sign LOI

By Andrew Luberda

 

On Monday, May 6, 2013, Poston Butte High School recognized three more student-athletes who signed Letters of Intent with different colleges or universities. Beth Barnes, Kyle Davis, and Rahea Herman are the most recent signees, bringing the total number of Broncos to earn athletic scholarships to 14 for this year. Additionally, Alyssa Brewer and Dalainey Quirke were recognized for Cheerleading.

Beth Barnes will be attending William Penn University in Oskaloosa, IA to play basketball.

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Central Arizona College women’s rodeo team headed to College National Finals Rodeo

PINAL COUNTY – The Central the Arizona College women’s rodeo team earned a berth in the 65^th Annual College National Finals Rodeo (CNFR) after finishing second in the Grand Canyon Region.

 

The nationals will take place at the Casper Events Center beginning Sunday, June 9, through Saturday, June 15.

 

The CNFR is considered by rodeo athletes as the Rose Bowl of college rodeo. Within the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association, contestants from 11 Regions compete all year to earn a trip to the CNFR. The top three students in each event and the top two men’s and women’s teams from

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Ledger Athlete of the Week for May 15, 2013 – Ryan Johnson, CHS

 

RYAN JOHNSON

SENIOR – COMBS HIGH SCHOOL

SPORTS:  BASEBALL

POSITIONS:  1B – LHP & RHP

NOTABLE STATS:  .513 BA / 3 HR / 39 HITS / 26 RBI / .627 OBP / .711 SLG%

  Are you ambidextrous? Did you teach yourself or is it a natural-born talent?

Yes. It’s always been natural to me. I threw a baseball left-handed and a football right-handed. I tried throwing the baseball right-handed and it worked.

  How have you trained to become such a defensive first baseman?

I just keep working on it and everything I

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Combs baseball father and son share last season together

By Andrew Luberda

Southeast Valley Ledger

Senior Gunnar Scrogham is playing in his fourth and final season for his father, Coyotes’ head baseball coach, John Scrogham. It hasn’t always been easy during the four years. However, both son and father are aware of how precious the moments are as the season winds down.

“I’ve tried to make the best (out of this last season together),” Gunnar said. “It is the last year of him ever coaching me again.”

John Scrogham recalled Gunnar following him around since

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Combs baseball father and son share final season together

By Andrew Luberda

Southeast Valley Ledger

Senior Gunnar Scrogham is playing in his fourth and final season for his father, Coyotes’ head baseball coach, John Scrogham. It hasn’t always been easy during the four years. However, both son and father are aware of how precious the moments are as the season winds down.

“I’ve tried to make the best (out of this last season together),” Gunnar said. “It is the last year of him ever coaching me again.”

John Scrogham recalled Gunnar following

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Taylor Clark – Ledger Athlete of the Week for May 7

TAYLOR CLARK

SENIOR – POSTON BUTTE HIGH SCHOOL

SPORTS:  SOFTBALL AND VOLLEYBALL

POSITIONS:  CF – 2B / L – DS

NOTABLE STATS:  .486 BA / 2 HR / 18 HITS / .612 OBP

178 DIGS / 12 SERVING ACES

 

  I understand you will be attending Hampton University in Virginia. Why Hampton?

I always wanted to go to school on the east coast. I visited my aunt in the eighth grade during the winter in New York. I fell in love with east coast. While I was playing in a softball tournament in

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Exciting volleyball action in Queen Creek

 

Servers, spikers and bumpers took over the Barney Sports Complex last week.

The volleyball tournaments are part of the USA Volleyball Tournaments Circuit and include teams from all over the Valley as well as teams from Queen Creek, Las Vegas, and Tucson.

Missed the action? No worries. The Ledger was on hand photographing and taking video from the tournament. Links to two videos can be found below.

The Barney Sports Complex is located at 22050 E. Queen Creek Rd., Queen Creek. The phone number is 480-677-2372.

Upcoming events at the Complex include summer camps, multi sport summer

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